In a world reshaped by digital finance, Cryptocurrency Crime reveals the dark side of innovation. This book is a vital resource for those in political science, where understanding crypto's role in power, regulation, and global crime is now essential. Fouad Sabry guides readers through a powerful narrative that blends finance, tech, and politics within the context of Monero Cryptocurrency.
Chapters Brief Overview:
1: Cryptocurrency and crime: Unveils how cryptocurrencies fuel illicit activities across global networks.
2: Cryptocurrency bubble: Examines speculative booms that expose financial instability and criminal intent.
3: Sheep Marketplace: Analyzes the infamous darknet market and its use of Monero for illegal trade.
4: Quadriga (company): Explores a crypto exchange collapse tied to deception and financial mystery.
5: Coincheck: Details a massive crypto hack that highlights systemic exchange vulnerabilities.
6: Cryptocurrency tracing: Discusses forensic techniques for tracking hidden blockchain transactions.
7: Cryptocurrency tumbler: Explains anonymizing tools and their controversial use in laundering funds.
8: Blockchain-dot-com: Explores the role of one of the most used wallets in crypto transactions.
9: Cryptocurrency: Outlines the basics of digital currencies and their economicpolitical impact.
10: Binance: Investigates one of the largest exchanges and its brushes with global regulation.
11: 2016 Bitfinex hack: Describes a highprofile theft and the complexities of recovering stolen assets.
12: SafeMoon: Covers a token that raised hype and controversy over its legitimacy.
13: Privacy and blockchain: Reviews how privacycentric coins like Monero challenge legal systems.
14: Bitfinex: Looks into Bitfinex’s history of controversy, resilience, and regulatory clashes.
15: Bitconnect: Reveals a massive Ponzi scheme that shook crypto’s legitimacy.
16: Cryptocurrency exchange: Provides insight into the vital but vulnerable infrastructure of crypto trading.
17: Bitcoin: Tracks Bitcoin’s influence on modern financial crime and cyber economics.
18: Tether (cryptocurrency): Probes stablecoin usage and its role in hidden financial flows.
19: Blockchain analysis: Unpacks tools used to uncover illegal activity on supposedly private ledgers.
20: History of bitcoin: Traces Bitcoin’s origins and evolution alongside its criminal associations.
21: Cryptocurrency wallet: Shows how digital wallets can become tools of both freedom and fraud.
With detailed case studies and insights, this book is essential for professionals, students, and hobbyists alike. It offers clarity and depth that make it both a reference and a guide. Investing in knowledge here yields far greater returns than its price.